Approaching the West — Page 88
A pproaching the West—88 in propagating these blood-spattered doctrines are in fact responsible for murders committed by ignorant, egotistical people… They should remember that their understanding of Jih ā d is not correct, and human sympathy and compassion are its first casualties. (Pp. 8-9) May God bring these maulaw ī s back to the right path! They have misled the populace into believing that the keys to Paradise lie in beliefs that are oppressive, cruel, and completely immoral… Is it not shameful that a complete stranger should be unjustly killed while occupied in his daily affairs, thus widowing his wife, making his children orphans, and turning his house into a funeral parlor? Which Ḥ ad ī th (saying of the Prophet) or verse of the Qur’ ā n authorizes such behavior?. . . Foolish people hear the word Jih ā d, and make it an excuse for fulfillment of their own low desires. Or perhaps it is sheer madness that inclines them towards bloodshed. (Pp. 14-15) The tradition prevalent among the Muslims of attacking the people of other religions, which they call Jih ā d, is not Jih ā d of the Divine religious Law (Isl ā mic Shar ī ‘ah). Rather, it is a grievous sin and a violation of the clear instructions of God and His prophet. (P. 20)